Under the scheme, last owners of Ransomes Jacobsen vehicles can return them back to dealers free of charge, before they are collected and recycled by Autogreen at its own cost, at its nationwide network of authorised treatment facilities (ATFs).
Autogreen will decant all the liquid materials, remove elements of the product such as waste electrical and electronic equipment and batteries that are subject to recycling legislation to leave a steel carcass ready for melting.
The Daventry-based company will also record the product details, such as serial number and produce a ‘certificate of disposal' if requested by customers.
ELV Regulations
Under the ELV Regulations, car manufacturers were last year obligated to recover (that is, to re-use, recycle or recover energy from) 85% of the weight of ELVs scrapped – a target which is increasing all the time.
Although producers of vehicles such as mowers, HGVs and motorbikes are not obligated under the directive, Ransomes Jacobson is offering the service in bid to boost its environmental credentials.
David Withers, Ransomes Jacobsen's managing director, said: “We have introduced this programme for turf equipment long before legislation demands it, because we think it is the right thing to do. By partnering with Autogreen we can hook into their existing infrastructure to implement this recycling programme.”
Autogreen has been helping car manufacturers including Porsche, Toyota and BMW to ensure free take-back of vehicles since the beginning of this year (see letsrecycle.com story).
However, the ELMO scheme is the company's first venture involving vehicles outside of the ELV regulations- it hopes is a trend which will continue.
General manager Mike Dodds said: “Autogreen is delighted that Ransomes Jacobsen has demonstrated its commitment to the recycling of their products ahead of legislation. We at Autogreen believe their initiative sends a clear and positive message to the manufacturing industry”
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